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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 05:09 PM
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I'm currently building a Lamborghini Diablo with a 99' LS1. I seen somewhere on the web a nice photo by photo to hook up the Fly by Wire, would anyone know where this can be found or know if I need anything els then the Gas pedal and the computor for this?

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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 10:00 PM
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Junk the fly by wire and use a throttle body, cable,and pedal assembly for a LS1 camaro or firebird. The frustration saved will be worth it. It also depends on what pcm you are using etc etc etc. It's a PITA to swap drive by wire.
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 05:14 PM
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Thanks for the info, Can you explain further what are the problems with it? I thought this was a good thing?

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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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Hey ,,, John Spear at Speartech is your man ,, Go to his site , or call him ,, He helped us out on our 1st, ls1 69 Camaro conversion, Roger J
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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I am using fly by wire and loving it. it was a lot easier than running throttle cable and adjusting it. All I had to do was cut a hole in the fire wall and plug it in.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 01:50 PM
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with the rear mounted engine, a throttle by wire setup would be prefable.

im still doing research on the subject (thats why im here) but from everything i read, speartech seems to be the place for the custom throttle by wire setups... most other places dont know how they work, so they junk it in favor of the simpler to understand mechanical system.
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 11:28 PM
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this guy is doing something similar...cant believe how small the motor looks back there!!!

http://www.kitcentral.com/pn/html/mo...view_album.php
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My bad sorry guys. I forgot this was in a diablo.
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hey guys Got to test fit my LS1 looks like a fit Speartech wireharness will be here next week so will the Custom porsche 915 transaxle.

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